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I see there's a new DCM sub 4.30 thread (nudge nudge
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Now, what did ye go and say that for? Naughty, naughty!!
I’ve been toying with the thought of a “longer” distance race for a while. I did have a 10-mile or a half-marathon more in mind than the full, complete and unadulterated trudge-fest that a marathon would be.
Get thee behind me, Littlebug…0 -
Maybe do the Adidas race series this year, and work up to the half at the end of September? Would be a fairly nice progression for you. That said, should Littlebug twist your arm enough, we'd love to have you in the sub-4:30 thread 0
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rainbow kirby wrote: »should Littlebug twist your arm enough, we'd love to have you in the sub-4:30 thread
Littlebugs own arm is starting to hurt with being twisted and then untwisted again on an hourly basis.:o0 -
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5.06Km in 29:59 (5:55 min/Km) Le Cheile AC 5Km Race, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
A lovely dry, sunny, coolish but unfortunately windy morning. Breakfast sorted then out the door to sneak across the border to Kildare (shhhhh, don’t tell my County Chairman
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Registration a doddle, per-entered so picked up number in a matter of seconds. No queues of any kind even at the on-the-day reg desk. Threw a glance into the refreshment tent to salivate over the post-race goodies… yummmm.
To business. Started bang on time, one of the best organised starts I have seen in a long time.
Away we went, faced with the prospect of the stiffest climb of the course within the first 1Km. Having scaled its lofty heights then free-wheeled down the other side. Wind at the back all the way. 1st Km in 5:56.
2nd Km in 5:42, helped by tail-wind and downhill. 3rd Km in 5:57 into the teeth of a nor-easter. 4th Km in 5:56, bloody wind, 5th Km in 6:03, wind and uphill again. Last 0.06 in 0:22. Last 800m was effective trail/grass and this would impact on pace. Total time 29:59, 8 seconds outside of MSB time from March.
On the whole I am delighted with my performance. Inside 30 minutes again and considering the hills/wind a strong showing. Pacing much better. Happy days.:D
Didn’t stay for the goodies as family duties were pressing.:(
Total this Week: 34.89Km
Total this Month: 42.99Km
Total this Year: 555.74Km
Runs this Week: 4
Runs 65 out of 128 days
Average runs per week: 3.53
Average distance per week: 30.15Km0 -
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Race tonight. Simon Cumbers Memorial 6K, hosted by Navan AC
Been out of the Office all week = out of routine = no running done
Maybe just as well. Legs should be fresher.
Prediction: Record for this distance/event is 36:31 from May 2008. Happy to beat that, delighted to get under 36:00, ecstatic with anything substantially better than that.
Always a good feed after this event so looking forward to that
Mileage is shockingly down this week. A combination of official duties out of the office and the fall out from the race last Saturday.
Just as a BTW, I’ve started telling people of my intention to run the DCM this October. Getting mixed reactions
but the die is cast. Just need to find a decent training schedule and we’re good to go.:cool: 0 -
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Races galore MCS! Good stuff... good to get a new course pb!
I find I'm badly affected by wind too
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Seriously, on one long run a while back I was paying no heed to time or pace but just kept the garming on HR. There was quite a strong wind and anytime I turned a corner into it the HR would shoot up just with the extra effort of maintaining pace against the wind. If we could get rid of all the hills and the wind we'd be flying 0 -
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Random Ruminations :rolleyes:
I’ve committed mentally, if not financially, to the DCM now. So much so that I’ve mapped out a training schedule from here till the Big Day.
I’m basing it on a Beginner Schedule from Bob Glovers’ “The Competitive Runner’s Handbook”.
It’s a 16-week schedule, starting on the 5th July, but during the meanwhilst I’m going to use variations of its first 3 weeks over the 7 weeks between now and then. It calls for 5 runs a week so the intervening time will prove an adjustment period for me from 4 to 5 per week. The weekly mileage will stay much around where I’m at now with the LSR varying from 8 to 13. I may have to tinker with the actual days running as I’m not sure if LSR’s on Saturdays will suit my hectic social schedule.
I’ve looked at Runners World and Hal Higdon (genuflects:o) schedules but wasn’t satisfied with the number of really long runs they called for. My choice has an 18-miler and 3 x 20-milers. With my mental issues (that didn’t come out the way I wanted it to ) I think the repeated 20-mile jaunts will give me confidence and experience of grinding it out when fatigued.
I’m still going to race along the way but will fit them in to suit the schedule. There is one major milestone, the Longford Half-Marathon on 29th August. That should give me a good idea of how things are going, with enough time to adjust with another 8 weeks to go at that stage.0 -
6.96Km in 49:40 (7:08 min/Km) Club Grounds, Frayne, Athboy
Rather proud of this run. Not in terms of distance or pace, but the sheer fact that I did it at all!! Was in Donegal and Sligo today with work so out of the house at 6:30am, back home at 5:30pm yet was out running at 6:40pm. It was very warm and humid, with whatever breeze there was just moving the warm air around rather than providing any cooling benefit.
Ran again by perceived effort, and with the prevailing conditions 7:08 min/Km was the pace to be at.
Total this Week: 12.37Km
Total this Month: 68.19Km
Total this Year: 577.96Km
Runs this Week: 2
Runs 69 out of 139 days (49%)
Average runs per week: 3.44
Average distance per week: 29.11Km0 -
13.86Km in 1:37:35 (7:03 min/Km) around Ballivor
It was Hot Hot Hot today. No, not the band but a temperate air-mass lying over the country. I quickly abandoned any thoughts of running during daylight hours after spending a sweltering couple of hours at the riding stables this afternoon.
So at 11pm I trundled out the door with an 8-mile LSR in prospect. Due to the limitations of street lighting in the village I ended up doing about 3 laps in total. Still, job done and back home again before the majority of the drunks hit the streets.
Total this Week: 26.23Km
Total this Month: 82.05Km
Total this Year: 591.82Km
Runs this Week: 3
Runs 70 out of 141 days (49%)
Average runs per week: 3.5
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6.96Km in 42:21 (6:05 min/Km) Na Fianna Bob Heffernan 5K Road Race, Johnstownbridge, Co. Meath
A 1.96Km warm-up out to the start line (6:39 min/Km pace) from registration.
Race started at 8:03pm, about 200-odd souls (or 400-odd soles ) on mostly quiet country roads. Was determined to run by perceived effort so resisted the temptation to look at the Garmin until I had crossed the finish line.
As has been said on other threads hereabouts this is a nice course with definite PB potential. My time over the 5Km route (29:34 watch time, 5:52 min/Km) is a season best, and my second fastest 5K-time ever. Happy Days.
Kept the pace hard all through and finished with my lunch in my mouth, so nothing was left out on the course (effort or lunch).
Total this Week: 6.96Km
Total this Month: 89.01Km
Total this Year: 598.78Km
Runs this Week: 1
Runs 71 out of 144 days (49%)
Average runs per week: 3.5
Average distance per week: 29.59Km0 -
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